Knockderry Castle
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| Knockderry Castle | |
| Dunbartonshire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Knockderry Castle | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS21688340 |
| Location: | 56°-0’37"N, 4°51’42"W |
| History | |
| Built 1854 | |
| For: | James Templeton by Alexander Thomson |
| Country house | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Converted to a hotel |
| Website: | knockderryhouse.co.uk |
Knockderry Castle is a house on Shore Road in Cove in Dunbartonshire. It was designed by the celebrated architect of Glasgow's rebirth, Alexander 'Greek' Thomson in the 1850s, with Baronial additions by William Leiper in 1897.
The house is Category A listed building.[1]
The house was built for James Templeton, the Glasgow textile magnate.[2]
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References
- ↑ Knockderry Castle with boundary walls, gatepiers and railings (Category A) - Listing detail (Historic Environment Scotland)
- ↑ William Leiper, Architect: Knockderry House
